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.TH IDMAPD 8 "Jun 5, 2007"
.SH NAME
idmapd \- Native Identity Mapping service daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/lib/idmapd\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBidmapd\fR daemon maps Windows Security Identifiers (SIDs) to POSIX
Identifiers (UIDs/GIDs) and conversely.
.sp
.LP
The \fBidmap\fR(8) utility provides a front end to the \fBidmapd\fR daemon.
.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/var/idmap/idmap.db\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Database in which to store local name-based ID mapping rules. The contents of
the database are private. The database should not be accessed or modified
directly.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/var/run/idmap/idmap.db\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Database in which to cache ID mappings that are generated by ephemeral ID
mapping and by name-based mapping. The contents of the database are private.
The database should not be accessed or modified directly.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	See below.
.TE

.sp
.LP
Interface stability for these components is as follows:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBsvc:/system/idmap\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Committed
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/var/idmap/idmap.db\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Project Private
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/var/run/idmap/idmap.db\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Project Private
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR svcs (1),
.BR defaultdomain (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR smf (7),
.BR idmap (8),
.BR svcadm (8),
.BR svccfg (8)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The \fBidmapd\fR service is managed by the service management facility (SMF).
The service identifier for the \fBidmapd\fR service is \fBsvc:/system/idmap\fR.
.sp
.LP
Use the \fBsvcadm\fR command to perform administrative actions on this service,
such as enabling, disabling, or restarting the service. These actions require
the \fBsolaris.smf.manage.idmap\fR authorization. Use the \fBsvcs\fR command to
query the service's status.
.sp
.LP
The functionality of this daemon might change in a future release of the
Solaris operating system.
